Innovative Approach for Construction of Urban Cut and Cover Structures and Tunnels

Abstract: The cut and cover method is frequently used for construction of underground structures in urban areas for expanding infrastructure, building underground utility or transit corridors, parking and storage spaces, municipal service plants for water and waste water treatment, and various industrial-commercial facilities. The method often requires innovative solutions to overcome the challenges of difficult geotechnical conditions, constraints from the urban environment, restrictions due to existing subsurface utilities and public transit systems and maintaining all the functions of the city with minimal disturbance.